Plot
Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life...
Release Year: 2009
Rating: 6.7/10 (38,189 voted)
Critic's Score: 65/100
Director:
Glenn Ficarra
Stars: Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann
Storyline Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest - even if it means breaking the law. Steven's new, extravagant lifestyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another.
Writers: John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
Cast: Jim Carrey
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Steven Russell
Ewan McGregor
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Phillip Morris
Leslie Mann
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Debbie
Rodrigo Santoro
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Jimmy
Antoni Corone
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Dan Lindholm
Brennan Brown
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Larry Birkheim
Michael Mandel
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Cleavon
(as Michael Mandell)
Annie Golden
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Eudora
Marylouise Burke
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Barbara Bascombe
(as Mary Louise Burke)
David Jensen
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Judge
Dameon Clarke
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Houston Lawyer
Nicholas Alexander
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Steven's 11-Year-Old Brother
Clay Chamberlin
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Cellmate - Arnie
Louis Herthum
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Doctor
Morgana Shaw
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Steven's Mom
Taglines:
Based On A True Story... No, Really It Is
Opening Weekend: €946,920
(France)
(14 February 2010)
Gross: $2,035,566
(USA)
(10 April 2011)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Germany:
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
While on set in New Orleans and filming at the Orleans Parish Prison, one of the extras dressed as an OPP inmate was arrested by a real OPP Jail guard after leaving the set in costume to put belongings in his personal vehicle.
Goofs:
Anachronisms:
When Steven Russell is working at the deli, the customer pays with a newer five dollar bill that wasn't introduced until Series 1999. The film takes place in the early or mid 1990s.
Quotes: Steven Russell:
I love you, Phillip Morris! I love you!
User Review
The Power Of The Truth
Rating: 10/10
It's more unique than rare that a film affects me this much. The
center, the emotional center of Phillip Morris has entered my
subconscious in a way that I can't quite describe. It changed my
perception of things. This is the first time I see two men kissing that
made complete sense. I believe and understood like never before the
"normalness" of the feeling. I liked "Brokeback Mountain" too but in
that case, the torturous path of self-loathing that the Heath Ledger
character goes trough, kept me at the periphery of the story like a
sympathetic, moved spectator. Here I was part of it, of them. I'm sure
Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor have a lot to do with it. No cheap shots,
no low comedy. They are so true that you can't help loving them and
rooting for them, flaws and all. I predict "I Love You Phillip Morris"
will become the sleeper of 2009.
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